Russ and Lina Bowman may never change, but their show is starting to. Though Married still focuses on the same basic issues, this episode is just different enough to show that this isn’t a one note sitcom. It’s more like one chord.

This week opened with Russ and Lina having the same old argument about their sex life, or lack thereof. Are they finally seeing a counselor? Nope, they’re in their daughter Maya’s parent/teacher conference.

This week’s episode saw more bumbling sad sack adventures of a modern married couple. In a nutshell, everyone is miserable. But the redeeming quality of this show is that somehow, despite all of that, its characters still care about each other.

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